F-105D Thunderchief - Hanoi Special

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The F-105 Thunderchief, was a supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force.During the Vietnam war, the single-seat F-105D was the primary aircraft delivering the heavy bomb loads against the various military targets. Meanwhile, the two-seat F-105F and F-105G Wild Weasel variants became the first dedicated Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) platforms.With over 20,000 F-105 missions flown in Vietnam the most famous F-105D action came on August 2, 1967 when the 335th and 388th TFWs stationed at Korat AFB in Thailand heavily damaged the Paul Doumer Bridge north of Hanoi. As part of the 388th TFW the 34th TFS flew F- 105Ds from June 1966 until May 1969. On August 23, 1967 while flying an F-105D Lt. David B. Waldrop is credited with downing a MiG-17. Some say he actually shot down 2 aircraft.

Modelled in 1:1 real world scale, all parts are conveniently named and separated for further animation, textures and specular maps are 1024x1024 pixels (8 maps each) and it has the following key-frame animations already in place:Landing gearRefueling probeAribrake/AfterburnerGunbayCanopy

Original format is 3ds max 8, obj generated by Deep Exploration. You might need to re-apply the textures depending on the software used.In the download are included the clean psd texture templates.Mesh Totals: